Technology breakdown.

The forum software won't let me edit my post because it's too long. So I was unable to insert the paragraph breaks that make it readable.

You have to click on the link on the main page story (which takes you to www.internettablettalk.com/2008/02/23/me-and-linux-round-4-and-a-half/
) in order to see the readable version.

Roger

(Yes, I know you're wondering how a post that is longer than 10,000 characters and can't be edited could be posted in the forums in the first place. It's because it came in through unusual means, arranged by the arch-software-deviser Reggie.)

Added later: I've chopped off the ending to the original forum post and stuck in post #8, thus making the piece short enough to add newlines and links. Sorry for the Thomas Mann-like text you experienced before :-)